“Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season,” said one critic. As catastrophic flooding left scores of people dead and missing in Texas Hill Country and President Donald Trump celebrated signing legislation that will eviscerate every aspect […]
Washington — Top U.S. election security officials are asking American voters to tune out the noise and reject what they describe as unfounded claims that the coming presidential election will be rigged. Instead, in the first of a series of election security briefings planned in the run-up to November’s election, they say U.S. voters should have […]
“I think there’s almost no question that this is going to happen,” an expert said of county official obstructionism in 2024. “And it seems to be happening in a way this year that is more systematic than it has been in the past.” Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, released a […]
“Floridians should not tolerate their governor’s experiments in authoritarianism in their name and at their expense.” A Florida House Republican introduced legislation Monday that would make it easier for state officials—such as censorship-happy Gov. Ron DeSantis—to sue for defamation, a measure that critics decried as a blatant attack on the freedom of the press and free expression […]